Hunterdon County grand jury indicts pair on burglary charges

A Hunterdon County grand jury indicted two men today in connection with a series of burglaries last year in Alexandria Township and Flemington.

The grand jury returned an eight-count indictment against Justin Britt, of Alpha, and Daniel Moore, of Bloomsbury, that included burglary, theft and conspiracy charges for allegedly breaking into three Alexandria Township homes Oct. 22, Dec. 6 and Dec. 17.

Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony Kearns III said authorities have charged Britt and Moore in connection with three burglaries and Britt in connection with three other burglaries. Hunterdon County’s major crimes unit and a multi-agency burglary task force continue to investigate whether the pair may be connected to other break-ins in other counties, he said.

It appears most of what Britt and Moore allegedly stole from the Alexandria Township break-ins has been pawned, but authorities did recover two rifles Britt is accused of stealing Dec. 12, Kearns said.

The grand jury indicted Britt with heroin possession. When asked whether authorities believe Britt and Moore were breaking into homes to fuel a drug habit, Kearns said, “They know what their motives were.

"But what I can say is that we have had a problem with burglaries in Hunterdon County which we believe to be related to substance abuse,” he said.

The pair are accused of stealing coins, jewelry and a camera from a home in the 400 block of Goritz Road on Oct. 22; jewelry from a home in the 100 block of Mount Salem Road on Dec. 6; and breaking into a home in the 200 block of Woolf Road on Dec. 17, according to court records.

Britt is accused of breaking into a home in the 200 block of Route 579 on Dec. 7 and stealing jewelry, and breaking into a home in the 300 block of Sweet Hollow Road on Dec. 12 and stealing two rifles, according to court records. Britt is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm for stealing a Remington .306 game master rifle and a Winchester .257 Roberts rifle, according to records.

Britt is also charged with breaking into a Bloomfield Avenue home in Flemington on Dec. 12 and stealing jewelry and possession of heroin, according to court records.